Display apparatus

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a display apparatus in which liquid crystal is injected into a non-display area having a transmitting hole formed in a predetermined portion of a panel corresponding to a camera, wherein the display apparatus comprises a display unit having a panel; and a guide frame, wherein the guide frame includes: a guide sidewall; and a panel supporter, wherein a camera receiving part with a camera mounted thereon is formed in a first panel support of the panel supporter, a transmitting hole for transmitting light to the camera is formed in a black matrix of a first non-display area to be placed on the first panel supporter of the upper substrate, and a display area of the panel and the first non-display area are filled with liquid crystal.

This application claims the priority and the benefit under 35 U.S.C.§119(a) on Patent Application No. 10-2011-0012994 filed in Republic ofKorea on Feb. 14, 2011 and Patent Application No. 10-2011-0023969 filedin Republic of Korea on Mar. 17, 2011, the entire contents of which arehereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus, and moreparticularly, to a borderless type display apparatus with a built-incamera.

2. Discussion of the Related Art

Recently, various flat-type display devices, which substitute forCathode Ray Tube (CRT), have been actively researched and studied. Forexample, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device, Plasma Display Panel(PDP), Field Emission Display Device (FED), Light Emitting Display (LED)device, and etc. Especially, the LCD device has attracted greatattentions owing to the advantageous properties such as mass productiontechnology, simple driving means, and high picture quality.

Recent research and development are particularly being required ondesigns of products appealing to consumers. Consequently, efforts forminimizing the thicknesses (slimness) of LCD devices are continuouslybeing made, and research is being conducted on a design with enhancedsense of beauty that can induce consumers to buy by appealing toconsumers' sense of beauty.

In efforts for minimizing the thicknesses of LCD devices and designdevelopment for enhancing a sense of beauty that have been made to date,however, the existing elements have been applied as is, the structuresof the elements have been changed simply, and thus, there arelimitations in minimizing the thicknesses of the LCD devices anddeveloping new designs of the LCD devices.

For example, a related art LCD device necessarily uses lower and uppercases to receive a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unittherein. In addition, front and rear set covers are additionally used inthe related art LCD device to manufacture a product such as a notebookcomputer, a monitor, a mobile device, or a television.

As the lower and upper cases and the front and rear set covers for themanufactured device are inevitably used, it makes a limitation in theslimness of the display device and the advance toward the new design.Especially, the front edge parts of the liquid crystal display panel arecovered with the upper case and the front set cover, whereby the liquidcrystal display device is increased in its thickness. Also, the borderwidth of the liquid crystal display device may be increased so that thedifference in height of the stepped portion may cause limitations inadvance toward the innovative design.

Recently, a notebook computer having a camera has been introduced for avideo chatting or video conference. Thus, since an additional space forthe camera is necessarily required in the notebook computer, a borderwidth of a screen in the notebook computer is increased more, whereby itmakes a limitation in the advance toward the new design.

In order to overcome this problem, various display apparatuses withoutthe stepped portion on the plane has been researched and studied.

In case of the display apparatus having a camera mounted on a lower sideof a panel, a transmitting hole is formed under the circumstance thatblack matrix patterns deposited on an upper substrate of the panel areremoved from a portion corresponding to the camera, whereby ambientlight comes into the camera without being affected by the black matrix.

However, in case of the above display apparatus according to the relatedart, there is an empty space between the lower substrate and the blackmatrix in the periphery of the transmitting hole. If the upper substrateis pushed by an external force, a depression may occur in the peripheryof the transmitting hole, whereby mura defect may occur in a displayarea adjacent to the transmitting hole.

As mentioned above, since the display apparatus according to the relatedart has the empty space between the lower substrate and the black matrixin the periphery of the transmitting hole, a concentric-circle shapeddiffraction pattern is generated on an image taken by the camera due toa diffraction of light passing through the glass upper substrate and thetransmitting hole.

BRIEF SUMMARY

A display apparatus comprises: a display unit having a panel which isprovided with lower and upper substrates sealed under the circumstancethat liquid crystal is filled therebetween; and a guide frame whichsupports the display unit, wherein the guide frame includes: a guidesidewall which guides a lateral side of the panel; and a panel supporterwhich supports the panel, wherein a camera receiving part with a cameramounted thereon is formed in a first panel supporter of the panelsupporter, a transmitting hole for transmitting light to the camera isdisposed in a black matrix of a first non-display area to be placed onthe first panel supporter of the upper substrate, and a display area ofthe panel and the first non-display area are filled with liquid crystal.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a displayapparatus comprising: a display unit having a panel which is providedwith lower and upper substrates sealed under the circumstance thatliquid crystal is filled therebetween; and a guide frame which supportsthe display unit, wherein the guide frame includes: a guide sidewallwhich guides a lateral side of the panel; and a panel supporter whichsupports the panel, wherein a camera receiving part with a cameramounted thereon is formed in a first panel supporter of the panelsupporter, a transmitting hole for transmitting light to the camera isformed in a black matrix of a first non-display area to be placed on thefirst panel supporter of the upper substrate, a first seal is formedbetween a display area of the panel and the first non-display area, andliquid crystal is filled only in the display area.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description andthe following detailed description of the present invention areexemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide furtherexplanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute apart of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention andtogether with the description serve to explain the principle of theinvention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 illustrates a notebook computer with a display apparatusaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a detailed cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a detailed cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a plane view illustrating a lower side of a display apparatusaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a detailed cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a plane view illustrating a panel applied to a displayapparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a detailed cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the present invention;

FIGS. 9 to 13 illustrate various shapes of first seal formed in a panelof a display apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 14 is another detailed cross section view illustrating a displayapparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 15 is another plane view illustrating a panel applied to a displayapparatus according to the present invention; and

FIG. 16 is another detailed cross section view illustrating a displayapparatus according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS AND THE PRESENTLY PREFERREDEMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of thepresent invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be usedthroughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.

Hereinafter, a display apparatus according to the present invention willbe described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a notebook computer with a display apparatusaccording to the present invention.

The display apparatus 10 according to the present invention may beapplied to a small-sized terminal such as a notebook computer.Especially, the display apparatus 10 according to the present inventionis characterized in that it includes a camera 400 which is formed in alower side of a panel, wherein the camera 400 collects user's images.

The display apparatus 10 according to the present invention ischaracterized in that a plane for forming the exterior is formed withoutstepped portions so as to realize a borderless type display apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, the above display apparatus 10 according to thepresent invention may function as a monitor of a small-sized notebookcomputer. This monitor is formed in such a manner that a set cover 100covers the display apparatus 10. Also, there is no stepped portionbetween the set cover 100 and the plane of the display apparatus 10.

As mentioned above, the display apparatus 10 according to the presentinvention may be formed without the stepped portion on the plane, or maybe formed by covering the peripheral portion of the plane with the setcover in type of narrow bezel.

This is to guide the ambient light toward a camera lens through atransmitting hole in a non-display area of a panel. The displayapparatus may be formed by covering a predetermined portion of thenon-display area of the panel with an end of set cover or guide framewithout providing a stepped portion on the plane of the panel, or may beformed by covering a predetermined portion of the non-display area ofthe panel with an end of set cover or guide frame with a stepped portionon the plane of the panel.

Hereinafter, there is an explanation for the display apparatus formed bycovering the predetermined portion of the non-display area of the panelwith the end of set cover or guide frame without providing the steppedportion on the plane of the panel. However, the present invention may beapplied to the display apparatus formed by covering the predeterminedportion of the non-display area of the panel with the end of set coveror guide frame with the stepped portion on the plane of the panel.

FIG. 2 is a cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the present invention, which is a cross section view alongA-A′ of FIG. 1.

The display apparatus 10 according to the present invention forms amonitor for outputting images, wherein the monitor is mounted on asmall-sized terminal. As shown in FIG. 2, the display apparatus 10according to the present invention includes a guide frame 200 and adisplay unit 300, and the display apparatus 10 according to the presentinvention is mounted on and fixed into a set cover 100. Also, a camera400 is provided between the set cover 100 and the guide frame 200, orbetween the guide frame 100 and a panel 301 of the display unit 300.That is, the display apparatus 10 according to the present invention mayform a monitor of a small-sized terminal covered with the set cover 100.Meanwhile, the display apparatus 10 according to the present inventionmay include the set cover 100. Hereinafter, the display apparatus 10without the set cover 100 will be explained as follows. That is, the setcover 100 covers the exterior of the display apparatus 10.Substantially, the set cover 100 forms the exterior of a terminal suchas a monitor of a notebook computer.

First, the set cover 100 is formed in a square-shaped frame, wherein theset cover 100 supports the guide frame 200, and covers a lateral side ofthe guide frame 200. Thus, the set cover 100 covers the displayapparatus 10.

At this time, the set cover 100 may be formed of a plasmatic material ormetal material, wherein the set cover 100 includes a set plate 101 and aset sidewall 102.

The set plate 101, which is formed in a plate type, serves as a lowercover of the manufactured display apparatus.

The set sidewall 102 is vertically bent from the set plate 101, therebyforming a receiving space. The set sidewall 102 is formed to cover thelateral side of the guide frame 200 to be explained, whereby the setsidewall 102 serves as a lateral cover of the display apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 2, there is no difference in height between an end ofthe set sidewall 102 and an upper surface of the panel 301. As mentionedabove, the end of the set sidewall may be bent toward the inside of thepanel of the display apparatus, whereby there may be difference inheight.

Then, the guide frame 200 for supporting the display unit 300 isreceived in the space prepared by the set cover 100. The guide frame 200includes a guide sidewall 202, a panel supporter 204, and a lowersupporter 206. Especially, a camera hole 208 for receiving a cameratherein is formed in the panel supporter.

The guide sidewall 202 is formed in parallel with the set sidewall 102of the set cover 100. The guide sidewall 202, which is formed in asquare-shaped frame, covers the lateral side of the display unit 300. Atthis time, an upper surface of the guide sidewall 202 covers the lateralside of the display unit 300 while being exposed to the external andbeing not overlapped with an upper edge of the display unit 300, wherebythe upper surface of the guide sidewall 202 forms the border of thedisplay unit 300.

The panel supporter 204 protrudes from the guide sidewall 202 in theopposite direction to the set sidewall 102, whereby the panel supporter204 supports the panel 301 of the display unit 300. That is, the panelsupporter 204 is formed in each of four sides of the guide sidewall 202of the square-shaped frame, thereby supporting the panel.

The panel supporter 204 includes a first panel supporter 204 a, a secondpanel supporter 204 b, a third panel supporter, and a fourth panelsupporter.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above camera is arranged in the first panelsupporter 204 a; and the second panel supporter 204 b is arranged in theopposite side to the first panel supporter 204 a. That is, the first andsecond supporters 204 a and 204 b are formed at the opposite sidewallsamong the four sidewalls of the guide sidewall 202 of the square-shapedframe. Also, the third panel supporter (not shown) and the fourth panelsupporter (not shown) are formed at the other two sidewalls of the guidesidewall of the square-shaped frame.

Especially, the camera hole 208 is formed in the first panel supporter204 a in which the camera 400 is to be arranged, whereby the lens of thecamera 400 is exposed to the external via the panel 301.

In FIG. 2, the camera is arranged below the first panel supporter 204 a.However, the camera may be arranged between the first panel supporterand the panel. In this case, the first panel supporter may be formed inthe ‘∪’ shape. In case of FIG. 2, since the first panel supporter isformed in the ‘∩’ shape, the camera is placed below the first panelsupporter, and the camera hole is formed in the first panel supporter.Meanwhile, if the first panel supporter is formed in the ‘∪’ shape, thecamera is arranged between the first panel supporter and the panel, andthe camera hole is not additionally formed in the first panel supporter.

A room for the camera, which may be formed below or above the firstpanel supporter, is referred to as a camera receiving part 500. That is,as shown in FIG. 2, the camera receiving part 500 may be providedbetween the first panel supporter and the set plate 101, or may beprovided between the first panel supporter and the panel 301.

That is, the first panel supporter 204 a supports the panel 301. Also,the first panel supporter 204 a protruding from the guide sidewall 202may be formed in various shapes for receiving the camera 400 therein.

The lower supporter 206 protrudes from the lower end of the panelsupporter or the lower end of the guide sidewall in the oppositedirection to the set sidewall 102, wherein the lower supporter 206 isprovided below the panel supporter 204. The lower supporter 206 supportsa reflective plate 307, a light-guiding plate 308, an optical film 309,and a light source 350.

That is, the lower supporter 206 is provided below the panel supporter204, and the lower supporter 206 supports the above reflective plate307, the light-guiding plate 308, the optical film 309, and the lightsource 350. If the lower supporter 206 protrudes from the first panelsupporter 204 a for receiving the camera 400, as shown in FIG. 2, thelower supporter 206 protrudes from the lower end of the first panelsupporter in the opposite direction to the set sidewall. In addition,the lower supporter 206 may protrude from the guide sidewall 202 in thelower side of the panel supporter 204 while being in the oppositedirection to the set sidewall 102.

Although not shown, the first panel supporter 204 a may have additionalrooms at both sides of the camera receiving part 500, wherein theadditional rooms are similar in shape to the camera receiving part. Inthis case, antenna or antenna wire may be arranged in these additionalrooms of the first panel supporter.

The display unit 300 may include the panel 301; polarizing plates 311,312, 310; the optical film 309, the light-guiding plate 308, thereflective plate 307, and the light source 350.

The panel 301 is formed by bonding an upper substrate 301 a and a lowersubstrate 301 b to each other. The panel 301 includes a display area inwhich various devices are formed; and a non-display area which is formedin the periphery of the display area. At this time, the non-display areais divided into a first non-display area, a second non-display area, athird non-display area, and a fourth non-display area. The first panelsupporter 204 a is placed on the first non-display area; the secondpanel supporter 204 b is placed on the second non-display area; thethird panel supporter is placed on the third non-display area; and thefourth panel supporter is placed on the fourth non-display area.

According as liquid crystal injected between the upper and lowersubstrates 301 a and 301 b is driven by a voltage applied to the lowersubstrate, the panel 301 outputs an image in accordance with atransmission amount of light emitted from the light source 350, whereinthe panel 301 may be formed in various types.

The light source 350 is provided to supply the light to the panel. Inthis case, various kinds of light source may be used. Recently, alight-emitting diode (LED) is used for the light source 350.

The light-guiding plate 308 diffuses and reflects the light emitted fromthe light source 350 toward the panel. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and3, the light-guiding plate 308 is provided in a side-light type displayapparatus in which the light source 350 is formed at a lateral sidethereof, wherein the light-guiding plate 308 guides the light emittedfrom the light source toward the panel.

The optical film 309 diffuses the light passing through thelight-guiding plate 308, or enables the vertical incidence of the lightpassing through the light-guiding plate 308 on the panel 301. Theoptical film 309 may include a diffusion sheet, a prism sheet, and etc.,wherein the optical film 309 may vary in structure.

The reflective sheet 307 is provided on a lower surface of thelight-guiding plate, wherein the reflective sheet 307 reflects the lightemitted from the light source toward the panel. That is, the light,which is emitted from the light source and is then incident on thelight-guiding plate, is refracted by a pattern on the light-guidingplate, and is reflected toward the panel. However, there may be thelight discharged to the external through the lower surface of thelight-guiding plate without being reflected. In this case, thereflective sheet re-reflects the light toward the panel.

The polarizing film 311, 312, 310 is attached to the plane or lowersurface of the panel including the liquid crystal. The polarizing film311, 312, 310 transmits predetermined ingredients of light according asthe voltage applied to the panel is turned-on/off.

Meanwhile, the present invention is characterized by the display unit300, especially, the structure of the panel 301. The detailed structureof the display apparatus according to the present invention will bedescribed with reference to FIGS. 3 to 16.

FIG. 3 is a detailed cross section view illustrating the displayapparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention,which illustrates the detail of portion ‘D’ of FIG. 2.

That is, FIG. 3 is a detailed cross section view illustrating thedisplay apparatus according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention, especially, the detailed cross section view of the panel.

First, the panel includes the upper substrate 301 a, the lower substrate301 b, and the liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate 301 aand the lower substrate 301 b.

The lower substrate is a driving device array substrate. Although notshown in detail, there are plural pixels on the lower substrate, whereineach pixel includes a driving device such as a thin film transistor.

The upper substrate is a color filter substrate, wherein a color filterlayer for realizing color is formed on the upper substrate.

On each of the lower substrate 301 b and the upper substrate 301 a,there are pixel electrodes, common electrodes, and an alignment layercoated for alignment of liquid crystal molecules included in the liquidcrystal layer.

The lower substrate and the upper substrate are bonded to each other bythe use of sealant formed in the periphery of the substrate. Between thelower substrate 301 b and the upper substrate 301 a, there is a spacefor maintaining a cell gap therebetween.

In the panel 301 having the above structure, the liquid crystalmolecules are driven by the driving device on the lower substrate,whereby information is displayed by controlling the amount of lightpassing through the liquid crystal layer.

In the above structure of the panel, the lower substrate is formed by adriving device array substrate process, and the upper substrate isformed by a color filter substrate process for forming the color filter.

The driving device array substrate process includes steps of forming aplurality of gate lines and data lines to define pixel regions on thelower substrate; forming the thin film transistor corresponding to thedriving device, which is connected with the gate and data lines, in eachpixel region; and forming the pixel electrode connected with the thinfilm transistor, wherein the pixel electrode drives the liquid crystallayer in accordance with a signal applied via the thin film transistor.

The color filter substrate process includes steps of forming a blackmatrix on the upper substrate; forming the color filter thereon; andforming the common electrode.

On the upper substrate of the panel applied to the display apparatusaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention, the blackmatrix 301 k is coated thereon, and the black matrix 301 k is formed inthe first non-display area of the panel. Also, a transmitting hole 301 gis formed at a position corresponding to the camera in the black matrixof the first non-display area. The transmitting hole 301 g may be formedby an etching process of the color filter substrate process. That is,the black matrix 301 k, the color filter (not shown), and the commonelectrode 301 c are deposited on the upper substrate 301 a, and then thetransmitting hole 301 g is formed by the etching process using a mask.In this case, the transmitting hole 301 g is formed when the blackmatrix 301 k is etched together with the color filter (not shown) or thecommon electrode.

On the common electrode or a planarization layer of the upper substrate,there is the spacer for maintaining the cell gap between the uppersubstrate 301 a and the lower substrate 301 b. Preferably, the spacer isformed of a column spacer. The column spacers may be provided on desiredportions of the entire surface of the panel at the constant density.That is, since the column spacers are provided on the desired portions,the cell gap is constantly maintained between the lower substrate 301 band the upper substrate 301 a, thereby preventing an aperture ratio frombeing deteriorated.

On the lower substrate 301 b, there may be a protrusion corresponding tothe column spacer. This protrusion prevents a press defect when thecolumn spacer contacts with the substrate.

As mentioned above, the column spacer deposited on the upper substratemay directly contact with the lower substrate so as to maintain the cellgap between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, or may contactwith the protrusion so as to maintain the cell gap between the lowersubstrate and the upper substrate.

That is, the panel 301 is formed by bonding the upper substrate 301 ahaving the column spacer deposited thereon with the lower substrate 301b.

Thereafter, the edge of the panel 301 is sealed by a seal 301 f, andthen the liquid crystal is injected into the inside of the panel 301 viaan inlet under the circumstance that the edge of the panel 301 issealed. Then, the panel 301 is completed by sealing the inlet.

As shown in FIG. 3, the present invention is characterized in that theliquid crystal is formed in the first non-display area.

That is, since the liquid crystal is injected into the liquid crystallayer of the first non-display area 301 d, it is possible to prevent adepression in the periphery of the transmitting hole 301 g of the firstnon-display area.

Moreover, a refractive index of the liquid crystal is closer to that ofa glass than a refractive index of air or a refractive index of vacuum.Therefore, when the liquid crystal is injected into the liquid crystallayer in the first non-display area 301 d, diffraction can be preventedfrom occurring around the transmitting hole. Accordingly, a diffractionpattern can be prevented from being formed on an image that is capturedby the camera.

FIG. 4 is a detailed cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention, whichillustrates the detail of portion ‘D’ of FIG. 2.

Except the inner structure of the panel, the display apparatus accordingto the second embodiment of the present invention is identical instructure to the display apparatus according to the first embodiment ofthe present invention, whereby a detailed explanation for the same partswill be omitted or will be described in brief.

That is, FIG. 4 is a detailed cross section view illustrating thedisplay apparatus according to the second embodiment of the presentinvention, especially, the detailed cross section view of the panel.

First, the panel includes the upper substrate 301 a, the lower substrate301 b, and the liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate 301 aand the lower substrate 301 b.

The lower substrate 301 b in the display apparatus according to thesecond embodiment of the present invention is identical in structure andmanufacturing method to that of the display apparatus according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention.

Unlike the upper substrate 301 a of the display apparatus according tothe first embodiment of the present invention, the upper substrate ofthe display apparatus according to the second embodiment of the presentinvention is characterized in that column spacers 301 h are formed inthe first non-display area 301 d. In the display apparatus according tothe second embodiment of the present invention, a transmitting hole 301g is formed in a black matrix 301 k of the first non-display area, andthe column spacers 301 h are formed at both sides of the transmittinghole 301 g with respect to the transmitting hole 301 g.

For this, after the black matrix, color filter and common electrode aresequentially deposited on the upper substrate 301 a, the transmittinghole 301 g is formed in the black matrix of the first non-display areaby the above process. Then, the column spacers 301 h are formed in theperiphery of the transmitting hole 301 g.

Thereafter, the edge of the display area is sealed by a first seal 301e, and then the liquid crystal is injected into the inside of the panel301 via an inlet under the circumstance that the edge of the displayarea is sealed. Then, the panel 301 is completed by sealing the inlet.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first seal 301 e is formed along the interfacebetween the first non-display area and the display area. In case of thedisplay apparatus according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention, the liquid crystal is filled in the first non-display areaunder the circumstance that the seal is not formed between the firstnon-display area and the display area. In case of the display apparatusaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention, while thefirst seal is formed between the first non-display area and the displayarea, the liquid crystal is injected only into the display area sealedby the first seal.

Also, the edge of the first non-display area is sealed by a second seal301 f, and a cell gap is maintained between the lower substrate 301 band the upper substrate 301 a by the use of second seal.

For the manufacturing process of the upper substrate, at least onecolumn spacer is formed in the periphery of the transmitting hole of thefirst non-display area, whereby the column spacer is formed in the firstnon-display area sealed by the first and second seals, as shown in FIG.3.

The column spacer 301 h is manufactured by the manufacturing process ofthe upper substrate. Since various patterns of the lower substrate 301 bof the display area are not provided in the first non-display area 301d, there is a constant interval between the column spacer 301 h and thelower substrate 301 b.

The column spacer formed in the display area is deposited in such amanner that a height of the column spacer in the display area isdetermined in consideration to the height of pattern layers. Also, thecolumn spacer 301 h of the first non-display area 301 d together withthe column spacer of the display area is formed on the upper substrate301 a. Thus, in case of the column spacer 301 h provided in the firstnon-display area on which the pattern for forming the pixel of the lowersubstrate is not formed, it is formed as a shape being provided at apredetermined interval from the lower substrate. However, the columnspacer 301 h in the first non-display area may be manufacturedseparately from the column spacer in the display area. In this case, aheight of the column spacer 301 h in the first non-display area 301 dmay be determined in consideration to a height of the cell gap betweenthe lower substrate and the upper substrate, whereby the column spacer301 h in the first non-display area 301 d may contact with the lowersubstrate.

As mentioned above, the various patterns for forming the pixel are notformed in the first non-display area. This is for improving theefficiency of antenna received in an antenna receiving part of the firstpanel supporter for supporting the first non-display area.

That is, the first panel supporter of the display apparatus according tothe present invention may include not only the camera receiving part butalso the antenna receiving part at both lateral sides of the camerareceiving part. Thus, if receiving the antenna, the various patterns ofthe metal material for forming the pixel may deteriorate the efficiencyof the antenna. In this respect, the various patterns of the displayarea are not provided in the lower substrate of the first non-displayarea.

If the patterns of the display area are provided in the lower substrate,an additional transmitting hole for transmitting light to the camera hasto be formed in the patterns of the lower substrate. Thus, the patternsfor forming the lower substrate are not provided in the firstnon-display area of the display apparatus according to the presentinvention. If the patterns of the lower substrate are provided in thefirst non-display area for the manufacturing process of the lowersubstrate, the patterns may be removed from the first non-display areaby the etching process.

The column spacer in the non-display area is provided at a predeterminedgap from the lower substrate. Virtually, the gap between the columnspacer and the lower substrate is about 0.77 μm which is negligible.

Even though the panel of the transmitting hole of the first non-displayarea is pushed by the external force, the column spacer enables toprevent the depression in the black matrix, thereby preventing thedepression in the upper substrate.

Moreover, since recess is prevented, the gap between the upper substrate301 a and the lower substrate 301 b is not changed. Therefore, arefractive index between the upper substrate 301 a and the lowersubstrate 301 b is not changed. Accordingly, diffraction can beprevented from occurring around the transmitting hole, and thus, adiffraction pattern can be prevented from being formed on an image thatis captured by the camera.

FIG. 5 is a plane view illustrating the lower side of a displayapparatus according to the present invention, wherein (a) of FIG. 5illustrates a virtually-shown lower side of the display apparatusaccording to the first embodiment and second embodiment, and (b) of FIG.5 illustrates a perspective view of the panel placed on the panelsupporter and the lower supporter, particularly, the first seal 301 eand the second seal 301 f formed inside the panel of the displayapparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the peripheral region of the lower side ofthe display apparatus according to the first embodiment and the secondembodiment is covered with the guide frame 200.

Meanwhile, as mentioned above, the guide frame 200 is formed verticallywhile being in parallel to the set sidewall 102 of the set cover 100,wherein the guide frame 200 is formed in the square-shaped frame. Theguide frame 200 includes the guide sidewall 202 which covers the lateralside of the display unit 300. However, since the guide sidewall 202protrudes in the opposite direction to the viewing side from (a) of FIG.5, the guide sidewall 202 is not shown in (a) of FIG. 5.

The panel supporter 204, which protrudes from the guide sidewall in theopposite direction to the set cover, supports the panel. Especially, thecamera hole 208 is formed in the first panel supporter 204 a with thecamera receiving part 500 to be provided with the camera.

That is, the camera receiving part 500 for receiving the camera thereinis formed in the central portion of the first panel supporter 204 a.Also, the camera hole 208 is formed in the first panel supporter withthe camera receiving part. Thus, the ambient light comes to the cameravia the first peripheral portion of the polarizing film, the panel, andthe camera hole 208.

The lower supporter 206 is formed with the stepped portion from thepanel supporter, and the lower supporter 206 supports the light-guidingplate, the light source, the reflective plate, and the optical filmarranged at the lower side of the panel. At this time, since thereflective plate 307 is positioned at the lowest portion as shown inFIG. 2, the reflective plate 307 is placed onto the lower supporter 206,as shown in (a) of FIG. 5.

For the above explanation about the display apparatus according to thepresent invention, the display apparatus according to the presentinvention is a liquid crystal display apparatus having the display unitincluding the light-guiding plate and the light source, but it is notlimited to this type. Instead, the display unit may be formed of plasmadisplay panel, a field emission display apparatus, and a light-emittingdisplay apparatus.

Also, (b) of FIG. 5 illustrates the lower side of the display apparatusaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention. Asmentioned above, (b) of FIG. 5 illustrates the perspective view of thepanel placed on the panel supporter 204 and the lower supporter 206.Thus, (b) of FIG. 5 illustrates the transmitting hole 301 g, first seal301 e, and second seal 301 f in the first non-display area inside thepanel applied to the second embodiment of the present invention.

That is, the second seal is formed in the outermost portion of thepanel, whereby the second seal is formed in the outermost portion of theentire panel. Also, the first seal is formed along the interface betweenthe display area and the first non-display area 301 d of the panel.

FIG. 6 is a detailed cross section view illustrating a display apparatusaccording to the third embodiment of the present invention, whichillustrates the detail of portion ‘D’ of FIG. 2.

Except that the first seal 301 e is formed to separate the display areaand the first non-display area of the panel from each other, and thefirst non-display area is not filled with liquid crystal, the displayapparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention isidentical in structure to the display apparatus according to the firstembodiment of the present invention. Also, except that the column spaceris not formed in the first non-display area, the display apparatusaccording to the third embodiment of the present invention is identicalin structure to the display apparatus according to the second embodimentof the present invention. Thus, a detailed explanation for the sameparts as those of the first or second embodiment will be omitted. Also,even though the guide panel shown in (a) of FIG. 6 is different instructure from the guide panel shown in (b) of FIG. 6, their functionsare the same.

First, in comparison to the first embodiment of the present invention,(a) of FIG. 6 shows that the first non-display area 301 d and thedisplay area are sealed by the first seal 301 e, and the liquid crystalis not filled in the first non-display area 301 d sealed by the firstseal 301 e and the second seal 301 f.

In comparison to the second embodiment of the present invention, (a) ofFIG. 6 shows that the column spacer is not formed in the firstnon-display area.

Except that the structure of the first panel supporter with the camerareceiving part, (b) of FIG. 6 is identical in structure and function to(a) of FIG. 6.

As mentioned in the above explanation for the first embodiment of thepresent invention with reference to FIG. 2, the first panel supporter204 a may be formed in the ‘∩’ shape or ‘∪’ shape. In this case, (a) ofFIG. 6 illustrates the ‘∩’-shaped first panel supporter, and (b) of FIG.6 illustrates the ‘∪’-shaped first panel supporter.

The third embodiment of the present invention enables to prevent aripple phenomenon from occurring in the panel by the contact with thefirst panel supporter.

The third embodiment shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6 enables to prevent aripple phenomenon from occurring by the interference with the guideframe arranged in the lower side of the panel.

In addition, among the black matrixes deposited on the upper substrate,the non-display area including the periphery of the transmitting hole inthe area corresponding to the camera is isolated by the first seal 301e, and the liquid crystal is not filled in the non-display area 301 d,whereby it is possible to prevent a ripple phenomenon from occurring inthe panel by the first panel supporter, wherein the first panelsupporter supports the panel while being positioned at the lower side ofthe panel.

If the first panel supporter is formed in the V shape, as shown in (b)of FIG. 6, the above function may be maximized. That is, in (b) of FIG.6, the first panel supporter 204 a is formed in the ‘∪’ shape, and thus,the first non-display area including the periphery of the transmittinghole is not attached to the first panel supporter 204 a. Therefore,interference between the first non-display area and the first panelsupporter 204 a does not occur. Accordingly, a ripple is not generated.

Hereinafter, a display apparatus according to the fourth embodiment ofthe present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 16.

FIG. 7 is a plane view illustrating a panel applied to a displayapparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention,which illustrates the plane of the panel 301 of the display apparatusshown in FIG. 2. FIG. 8 is a detailed cross section view illustrating adisplay apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the presentinvention, which illustrates the detail of portion ‘D’ of FIG. 2.Especially, the cross section of the panel 301 shown in FIG. 8 is to thecross section along B-B′ of FIG. 7.

The panel applied to the display apparatus according to the fourthembodiment of the present invention includes the upper substrate 301 aand the lower substrate 301 b which are bonded to each other under thecircumstance that the liquid crystal layer is formed therebetween. Theliquid crystal layer between the lower substrate 301 b and the uppersubstrate 301 a is sealed by the seal formed in the peripheral region ofthe panel.

The panel applied to the present invention may be divided into thedisplay area 360 in which the various elements are formed to display theimage; and the non-display area which is formed in the periphery of thedisplay area. At this time, the second to fifth seals 301 f, 301 m, 301n, 301 p are respectively formed at the peripheral regions of the panelin the non-display area of the panel, thereby sealing the gap betweenthe upper substrate and the lower substrate. Also, the first seal 301 eis formed between the first non-display area 301 d and the display area360.

That is, the second to fifth seals 301 f, 301 m, 301 n, 301 p are formedin the outermost portions of the four sides of the panel, that is, theoutermost portions of the entire panel. The first seal 301 e is formedin the boundary between the first non-display area 301 d of the paneland the display area 360.

Also, in order to make the ambient light guide toward the camera lens,the transmitting hole 301 g made by removing the black matrix 301 k isformed in the first non-display area 301 d.

As shown in the expanded circle portion of FIG. 7, the first seal 301 eis formed in the shape surrounding the peripheral region of thetransmitting hole (hereinafter, referred to as ‘transmitting part’). InFIG. 7, since the first seal and second seal surrounding thetransmitting part are connected with each other, the transmitting partis isolated from the remaining portions of the first non-display areaexcept the transmitting part (which will be referred to as ‘vacuumpart’), and is provided to penetrate the display area.

When the liquid crystal (liquid crystal layer) is filled between thelower substrate and the upper substrate sealed by the first seal 301 eand the third to fifth seals 301 m, 301 n, 301 p, the liquid crystal isfilled in the transmitting part. At this time, the vacuum part is sealedby the first seal and the second seal under the vacuum state.

Meanwhile, the above structure can be shown in FIG. 8 which illustratesthe cross section of the display apparatus according to the fourthembodiment of the present invention. The cross section shown in FIG. 8illustrates the display apparatus according to the present invention onwhich the panel including the cross section along B-B′ of FIG. 7 ismounted, especially, the cross section of portion ‘D’ of FIG. 2.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the panel applied to the presentinvention includes the upper substrate 301 a, the lower substrate 301 b,and the liquid crystal layer formed between the upper substrate 301 aand the lower substrate 301 b.

The upper substrate 301 a, lower substrate 301 b, and liquid crystallayer is the same as those of the above, whereby a detailed explanationfor the upper substrate 301 a, lower substrate 301 b, and liquid crystallayer will be omitted.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, the second seal 301 f indicates the seal formed in theoutermost portion of the first non-display area 301 d of the panel; andthe first seal 301 e indicates the seal formed along the interfacebetween the display area 360 of the panel and the first non-display area301 d.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first seal 301 e is extended from the third seal301 m and the fourth seal 301 n while being in parallel to the secondseal 301 f; curved toward the second seal to surround the transmittingpart, and then connected with the second seal. Meanwhile, since FIG. 8illustrates the cross section surface along B-B′ of FIG. 7, the firstseal 301 e is expressed by a dotted line.

As mentioned above, since the transmitting part is sealed by the firstseal and the portions of the second seal, the liquid crystal is filledtherein, and the vacuum part of the first non-display area except thetransmitting part is sealed under the vacuum state by the use of firstseal and second seal.

The reason why the transmitting part is filled with the liquid crystalis to compensate for a concentric-circle shaped diffraction pattern inaccordance with diffraction of light passing through the transmittinghole 301 g by using a scattering property of liquid crystal.

That is, the concentric-circle shaped diffraction pattern on the imagetaken by the camera, and the spectrum mura shown on the external of thepanel may occur due to the diffraction of light passing through thetransmitting hole. These problems are solved through the use ofscattering property of liquid crystal by filling the liquid crystal inthe transmitting part between the transmitting hole and the camera lens.

Especially, since a refractive index (n=1.54) of the liquid crystal issimilar to a refractive index (n=1.51) of glass for forming the lowersubstrate and the upper substrate, the diffraction may be decreasedmore, thereby resulting in the decreased diffraction pattern on theimage and the decreased spectrum mura on the front of the panel.

In addition to the various shapes shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the variousshapes of first seal surrounding the transmitting part may be provided.

FIGS. 9 to 13 illustrate various shapes of first seal formed in thepanel of the display apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of thepresent invention, which illustrate various examples of the seal patternin the periphery of the transmitting part, and correspond to theexpanded circle shape of FIG. 3.

First, the first seal 301 e shown in FIG. 9 is extended from the thirdseal and the fourth seal while being in parallel to the second seal,wherein the first seal 301 e is formed in the shape surrounding thetransmitting part.

That is, the transmitting part shown in FIG. 7 is surrounded by thefirst seal and the portions of the second seal. Meanwhile, thetransmitting part shown in FIG. 9 is surrounded only by the first seal301 e.

Then, the first seal shown in FIG. 10 extends from the third seal andthe fourth seal while being in parallel to the second seal, and thensurrounds the transmitting part. In this case, the first seal 301 ebeing positioned adjacent to the second seal 301 f is overlapped withthe second seal 301 f.

That is, in case of the transmitting part shown in FIG. 7, one side ofthe transmitting part is surrounded only by the second seal. In case ofthe transmitting part shown in FIG. 10, the transmitting part issurrounded by the first seal, wherein the predetermined portion of thefirst seal 301 e being adjacent to the second seal 301 f overlaps withthe second seal 301 f.

Then, the first seal shown in FIG. 11 is identical in structure to thefirst seal shown in FIG. 7. Additionally, the first seal is formedbetween the transmitting part and the display area.

That is, the transmitting part shown in FIG. 11 is isolated from thedisplay area and the vacuum part by the first seal 301 e and thepredetermined portion of the second seal 301 f.

Then, the first seal shown in FIG. 12 is identical in structure to thefirst seal shown in FIG. 9. Additionally, the first seal is formedbetween the transmitting part and the display area.

That is, the transmitting part shown in FIG. 12 is isolated from thedisplay area and the vacuum part by the first seal.

Then, the first seal shown in FIG. 13 is identical in structure to thefirst seal shown in FIG. 10. Additionally, the first seal is formedbetween the transmitting part and the display area.

That is, the transmitting part shown in FIG. 13 is isolated from thedisplay area and the vacuum part by the first seal 301 e, and theoverlapped portion between the first seal 301 e and the second seal 301f.

Among the above structures, the transmitting part penetrates the displayarea by the first seal shown in FIGS. 7 to 10. Thus, in case of thepanel shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the transmitting part may be filled onlywith the liquid crystal.

However, the transmitting part is isolated from the display area and thevacuum part while being sealed by the first seal shown in FIGS. 11 to13. Thus, in case of the panel shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the transmittingpart may be filled with the other filling materials in addition to theliquid crystal.

First, the transmitting part of the panel shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 may befilled with the filling material of the liquid crystal. In the samemanner as the liquid crystal injection method, an inlet is formed in thefirst seal surrounding the transmitting part, and then liquid crystal isinjected via the inlet and the inlet is sealed.

In this case, it is possible to prevent the foreign matters from beingcollected in the transmitting part. That is, if the liquid crystal isinjected into the panel shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the foreign mattersremaining between the lower substrate and the upper substrate may becollected in the transmitting part, thereby deteriorating the lighttransmittance. In case of the panel shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, thetransmitting part is separately sealed so that this problem does notoccur.

Then, the transmitting part of the panel shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 may befilled with liquid or gas whose refractive index is similar to that ofglass for forming the upper substrate and the lower substrate.

The refractive index of glass is about 1.51. As shown in the followingTable 1, the transmitting part may be filled with various liquid or gasmaterials (the following material) 301 r whose refractive index issimilar to 1.51.

TABLE 1 Material Refractive index Ethyl Salicylate 1.52 Styrene 1.52Methyl Salicylate 1.53 Sugared Water (80%) 1.49

Meanwhile, if the filling material 301 r is the liquid or gas material,in the same manner as the liquid crystal injection method, an inlet isformed in the first seal for forming the transmitting part, and thenliquid or gas filling material is injected via the inlet and the inletis sealed.

If the filing material is a solid material, the filling materialmanufactured in the same shape as that of the transmitting part may bepositioned in the transmitting part. Unlike the liquid crystal layer, itis unnecessary to completely seal the transmitting part by the firstseal. That is, after injecting the solid filling material by forming aninlet in the first seal for forming the transmitting part, the firstseal of the transmitting part may be sealed.

That is, as mentioned above, the method for injecting the liquid, solid,or gas filling material into the transmitting part sealed by the firstseal is to minimize the refraction of light passing through the inlet bythe use of filling material whose refractive index is very similar tothat of glass, thereby resulting in the minimized light diffraction.Thus, it is possible to improve visibility by decreasing the spectrummura on the panel surface, and to remove the concentric-circle shapeddiffraction pattern from the image taken by the camera.

Preferably, the refractive index of the above filling material 301 r isabout 1.3 to about 1.7 in consideration to the diffraction property.

FIG. 14 is another detailed cross section view illustrating a displayapparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention,which illustrates the detail of portion ‘D’ of FIG. 2. FIG. 15 isanother plane view illustrating a panel applied to a display apparatusaccording to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The firstnon-display area of FIG. 14 is exemplary shown in FIGS. 9 to 13.

As shown in FIG. 14, another shape of the display apparatus according tothe present invention includes the first seal 301 e which is providedfor the division between the display area 360 of the panel and the firstnon-display area 301 d. If the first non-display area is not filled withthe liquid crystal (vacuum state), a transmitting-hole column spacer 301t whose structure is the same as that of a column spacer 301 s in thedisplay area is formed in the transmitting hole 301 g made by removingthe black matrix 301 k.

Herein, the transmitting-hole column spacer 301 t may be formed of thesolid filling material that has been described above with reference toFIGS. 11 to 13. That is, the transmitting-hole column spacer 301 t isformed of a material having a refractive index similar to that of theglass, and thus removes a spectrum-shaped concentric circle bydecreasing the diffraction of light passing through the transmittinghole.

The transmitting-hole column spacer may be manufactured together withthe column spacer 301 r formed in the display area. In this case, as aheight of the transmitting-hole column spacer 301 t becomes higher thana height of the column spacer in the display area by the use of halftonemask, the transmitting-hole column spacer may contact with the uppersubstrate and the lower substrate. However, since there is the small gapbetween the upper substrate and the lower substrate, it is allowed thatthe transmitting-hole column spacer is formed at the same height as thatof the column spacer in the display area by the same process.

As shown in FIG. 15, under the circumstance that the peripheral regionof the transmitting hole is not surrounded by the first seal, thetransmitting-hole column spacer is formed in the transmitting part. Asshown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the transmitting-hole column spacer formed inthe transmitting part may vary in shape.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the transmitting-hole column spacer301 t may be surrounded by the first seal under the circumstance thatthe transmitting part penetrates through the display area. As shown inFIGS. 11 to 13, the transmitting-hole column spacer may be isolated fromthe display area and the vacuum part while being sealed.

Thus, if the transmitting-hole column spacer is formed in thetransmitting part as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the transmitting part isfilled with the liquid crystal.

FIG. 16 is another detailed cross section view illustrating a displayapparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.Except the structure of first panel supporter 204 a, the displayapparatus shown in FIG. 16 is identical in structure to the displayapparatus shown in FIGS. 7 to 15, whereby a detailed explanation for thesame part will be omitted.

Except the structure of the first panel supporter 204 a having thecamera receiving part, the display apparatus shown in FIG. 16 isidentical in structure and function to the display apparatus shown inFIGS. 7 to 14.

That is, as mentioned in the above explanation with reference to FIG. 2,the first panel supporter 204 a may be formed in the ‘∩’ shape or ‘∪’shape. FIG. 16 illustrates the ‘∪’-shaped first panel supporter.

Thus, except the first panel supporter, the display apparatus shown inFIG. 16 is identical in structure to the display apparatus shown inFIGS. 7 to 15, wherein the transmitting part may vary in shape, asmentioned above.

That is, in case of the display apparatus according to the fourthembodiment of the present invention, the transmitting part inside thepanel 301 is filled with the various kinds of filling material, tothereby decrease the diffraction pattern on the image taken by thecamera, and the spectrum mura shown on the plane of the panel. Thestructure of the transmitting part may be manufactured in variousshapes, as mentioned above.

In addition, since the transmitting hole generates the concentric-circleshaped diffraction pattern by the diffraction of light, the spectra murato be shown by the naked eyes occurs in the periphery of thetransmitting hole, and the concentric-circle shaped diffraction patternis shown on the image taken by the camera. In case of the displayapparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention,the transmitting part in the periphery of the transmitting hole issealed by the use of seal, and is then filled with the various kinds ofthe filling material, thereby preventing the above diffractionphenomenon. Thus, it is possible to remove the spectra mura shown by thenaked eyes, and to remove the diffraction pattern from the image takenby the camera.

For this, the display apparatus according to the fourth embodiment ofthe present invention uses the following two methods.

The first method is to scatter the light passing through thetransmitting hole and advancing toward the camera lens by filling thetransmitting part with the filling material having the scatteringproperty, for example, the liquid crystal.

The second method is to decrease the refraction and diffraction of thelight passing through the transmitting hole and advancing toward thecamera by filling the transmitting part with the solid, liquid, or gasfilling material whose refractive index is similar to that of the glassfor forming the panel. In case of the solid material, it is possible toapply the transmitting-hole column spacer whose shape is the same asthat of the column spacer for maintaining the cell gap between the uppersubstrate and the lower substrate. The liquid glass material may beinjected into the transmitting part, and be coagulated therein. Also,the solid glass material may be attached to the transmitting part.

For filling the transmitting part with the various kinds of fillingmaterial in the display apparatus according to the fourth embodiment ofthe present invention, the peripheral region of the transmitting partmay be sealed in various shapes by the use of seal.

In the display apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of thepresent invention, the depression is not generated in the periphery ofthe transmitting part since the peripheral region of the transmittinghole is surrounded by the seal, or filled with the filling material,thereby preventing the mura defect from the predetermined portion of thedisplay area being adjacent to the transmitting hole.

Accordingly, the liquid crystal is injected into the non-display areahaving the transmitting hole formed in the predetermined portion of thepanel corresponding to the camera, or the column spacer is formed in thenon-display area having the transmitting hole formed in thepredetermined portion of the panel corresponding to the camera so as toprevent the depression of the upper substrate, thereby preventing thedepression of the upper substrate in the periphery of the transmittinghole, and preventing the mura from the display area.

Also, the transmitting part having the transmitting hole formed in thenon-display area of the panel corresponding to the camera is sealed bythe use of seal, and then the inside is filled with any one fillingmaterial of solid, liquid, and gas. Thus, the inner refractive index ofthe transmitting part having the transmitting hole is similar to therefractive index of the substrate so that it is possible to prevent thediffraction in the periphery of the transmitting hole, and to preventthe diffraction pattern from the image taken by the camera.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made in the present inventionwithout departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. Thus, itis intended that the present invention covers the modifications andvariations of this invention provided they come within the scope of theappended claims and their equivalents.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A display apparatus comprising: a displayunit having a panel which is provided with lower and upper substratessealed having liquid crystal filled therebetween; and a guide frame,which supports the display unit, wherein the guide frame includes: aguide sidewall, which guides a lateral side of the panel; and a panelsupporter, which supports the panel, wherein a camera receiving partwith a camera mounted thereon is disposed in a first panel supporter ofthe panel supporter, a transmitting hole for transmitting light to thecamera is disposed in a black matrix of a first non-display area to beplaced on the first panel supporter of the upper substrate, and adisplay area of the panel and the first non-display area inclusive of anarea between the camera and the transmitting hole are filled with liquidcrystal.
 2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a commonelectrode is disposed in the black matrix, and the transmitting hole isformed by etching the black matrix and the common electrode together. 3.The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a seal for sealingthe upper substrate and the lower substrate is disposed in the peripheryof the first non-display area.
 4. The display apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein a camera hole corresponding to the transmitting hole isdisposed in the first panel supporter.
 5. A display apparatuscomprising: a display unit having a panel which is provided with lowerand upper substrates sealed with liquid crystal filled therebetween; anda guide frame, which supports the display unit, wherein the guide frameincludes: a guide sidewall, which guides a lateral side of the panel;and a panel supporter, which supports the panel, wherein a camerareceiving part with a camera mounted thereon is disposed in a firstpanel supporter of the panel supporter, a transmitting hole fortransmitting light to the camera is disposed in a black matrix of afirst non-display area to be placed on the first panel supporter of theupper substrate, a first seal is disposed between a display area of thepanel and the first non-display area; the display area of the panel andthe first non-display area inclusive of an area between the camera andthe transmitting hole are filled with liquid crystal.
 6. The displayapparatus according to claim 5, wherein a second seal is disposed in theperiphery of the first non-display area.
 7. The display apparatusaccording to claim 5, wherein the first panel supporter is formed in theshape of ‘∪’.
 8. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein thefirst panel supporter is formed in the shape of ‘∩’, and a camera holecorresponding to the transmitting hole is disposed in the first panelsupporter.
 9. The display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein atleast one column spacer is disposed in the periphery of the transmittinghole in the first non-display area.
 10. The display apparatus accordingto claim 9, wherein the column spacer in the periphery of thetransmitting hole is formed by the same process as those of columnspacers in the display area of the upper substrate.
 11. A displayapparatus comprising: a display unit having a panel which is providedwith lower and upper substrates sealed with liquid crystal filledtherebetween; and a guide frame, which supports the display unit,wherein a transmitting hole for transmitting light to a camera providedbelow the panel is disposed in a black matrix of a first non-displayarea of the upper substrate, and the first non-display area is dividedinto a transmitting part for the transmitting hole formed therein, and avacuum part corresponding to the remaining parts except the transmittingpart, wherein the transmitting part is sealed by a first seal formedalong the interface between a display area of the panel and the firstnon-display area while being isolated from the vacuum part, and thetransmitting part is filled with a filling material.
 12. The displayapparatus according to claim 11, wherein the first seal is curved towarda second seal direction for sealing the periphery of the non-displayarea to surround the transmitting part, and the transmitting part isfilled with the liquid crystal injected into the display area.
 13. Thedisplay apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the transmitting partis sealed by the first seal and some portions of the second seal, and isisolated from the vacuum part.
 14. The display apparatus according toclaim 12, wherein the transmitting part is sealed only by the firstseal, and is isolated from the vacuum part.
 15. The display apparatusaccording to claim 11, wherein the first seal is curved toward a secondseal direction for sealing the periphery of the non-display area tosurround the transmitting part, and is formed along the interfacebetween the transmitting part and the display area.
 16. The displayapparatus according to claim 15, wherein the filling material is asolid, liquid, or gas material having a refractive index between about1.3 to about 1.7.
 17. The display apparatus according to claim 15,wherein the filling material is liquid crystal.
 18. The displayapparatus according to claim 15, wherein the filling material is atransmitting-hole column spacer, which is formed together with a columnspacer, for maintaining a cell gap between the upper substrate and thelower substrate in the display area.
 19. The display apparatus accordingto claim 11, wherein a common electrode is disposed in the black matrix,and the transmitting hole is formed by etching the black matrix togetherwith the common electrode.
 20. The display apparatus according to claim11, wherein the guide frame includes: a guide sidewall, which guides alateral side of the panel; and a panel supporter, which supports thepanel.
 21. A display apparatus comprising: a display unit having a panelwhich is provided with lower and upper substrates sealed with liquidcrystal filled therebetween; and a guide frame, which includes a guidesidewall and a panel supporter so as to support the display unit;wherein a transmitting hole for transmitting light to a camera providedbelow the panel is disposed in a black matrix of a first non-displayarea of the upper substrate, a first seal is disposed along theinterface between a display area of the panel and the first non-displayarea, and a transmitting-hole column spacer is disposed in thetransmitting hole, wherein the transmitting-hole column spacer is formedtogether with a column spacer for maintaining a cell gap between theupper substrate and the lower substrate; and the display area of thepanel and the first non-display area inclusive of an area between thecamera and the transmitting hole are filled nfth liquid crystal.
 22. Thedisplay apparatus according to claim 21, wherein a second seal isdisposed in the periphery of the first non-display area.
 23. The displayapparatus according to claim 21, wherein a camera receiving part with acamera mounted thereon is formed in a first panel supporter of the panelsupporter, and the first non-display area is placed on the first panelsupporter.
 24. The display apparatus according to claim 23, wherein thefirst panel supporter is formed in the shape of ‘∪’.
 25. The displayapparatus according to claim 23, wherein the first panel supporter isformed in the shape of ‘∩’, and a camera hole corresponding to thetransmitting hole is disposed in the first panel supporter.
 26. Adisplay apparatus comprising: an upper substrate, which is provided witha black matrix in a first non-display area; and a lower substrate, whichincludes a plurality of pixels in a display area, wherein the lowersubstrate is bonded to the upper substrate with a liquid crystal layerinterposed therebetween, wherein a transmitting hole for transmittinglight to a camera provided below the lower substrate is disposed in theblack matrix of the first non-display area, and a first seal is disposedalong the interface between the first non-display area and the displayarea, wherein the first seal is curved toward a second seal direction inthe periphery of the first non-display area so as to isolate atransmitting part with the transmitting hole from a vacuum partcorresponding to the remaining parts of the first non-display areaexcept the transmitting part, and the transmitting part is filled with afilling material; wherein the display area the panel and the it tnon-display area inclusive of an area between the camera and thetransmitting hole are filled with liquid crystal.
 27. The displayapparatus according to claim 26, wherein the transmitting holepenetrates through the display area, and the transmitting part is filledwith the liquid crystal injected into the display area.
 28. The displayapparatus according to claim 26, wherein the first seal is disposedalong the interface between the transmitting part and the display area.29. The display apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the fillingmaterial is a solid, liquid, or gas material having a refractive indexbetween about 1.3 to about 1.7.